Mosti Mondiale All Juice Bentonite Globs

[CandJ]

My second kit from Mosti - it's the All juice CAB MERLOT.
I had previous experience with the mosti meg barolo and remembered the horrible glob of bentonite. Would anyone share directions that create a fairly smooth creamy liquid versus the sticky globs of just dumping the bentonite in the water and waiting?


My best experience in other kits like cellar craft was to slowly add the bentonite to the warm water while continously stirring, but I do remember that the bentonite of mosti is less powder and more capsule like.


Comments?
thanks!

 

[grapeman]

The big thing to do with it is to follow directions and observe temperatures and time for soaking it. When those things are followed, it isn't badly clumped.

 

[CandJ]

Appleman,


thanks - so you do stir it before adding it to the juice?


Truthfully, their's just gotta be a better way!

 

[admiral]

Put the bentonite in warm water, let it sit for ten minutes, stir vigorously to thoroughly mix (check your spoon, it sometimes sticks) then pour into must. Stir the must to mix.

 

[JimCook]

The water temperature should be around 85 degrees F - after the superior Mosti bentonite sits, it's pretty easy to mix it into a slurry. Thenyou can pour that slurry into the must.


- Jim

 

[herbenus]

I wound up with globs last batch. Wine came out okay. But i will follow directions to the letter next time. No more Mister Gumby I hope.

 

[RJMehr]

I just started a MM All Juice kit earlier this week. I poured the Bentonite into 2 cups of 85-90 degree water, let it sit for 15 minutes and then stirred the mixture with a wooden chopstick until smooth. Worked great.

 

[hartm]

I have not had any issues with these kits. If it sits long enough it should be okay.

 

[grapeman]

So there you have it! I also believe the key is to wait long enough and be sure to start it in warm water. I do stir it up before adding to the must. If you don't wait long enough it will form globs on the spoon- so I learned to just double the amount of time they tell you, stir it and add, then stir it in the must.

 

[dragonmaster42]

If you use a (sanitized) whisk to stir it up, it breaks up the clumps too.

 

[surlees]

I use a kitchen blender.Works great.


Fred

 

[herbenus]

Tried that but then my margaritas came out gritty.